Bermuda Triangle: Science of the Abyss Page #2

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because of the history

and the subject matter.

So for us, we kind of

think of ourselves as

high-tech

forensic detectives

that are trying

to solve mysteries.

29.59.

Right.

They believe

that when Taylor reported

he was over the Florida keys,

he was actually

over the Bahamas.

Headed out

on a 3-6-0 heading.

And if they're right,

it means that the squadron's

desperate search for land

simply took them further

and further

into the Atlantic ocean.

This is the background noaa map.

During each expedition,

Jon surveys a different patch

of the ocean floor for wreckage,

ticking it off the list

and then moving on

to the next likely spot.

Basically we're using

side-scan sonar

and echo sounding devices

that will help us build

3D models

of what is on the ocean floor

and be able to give us

a profile of things.

Today,

despite a full day of scanning,

the team draws

yet another blank.

But it's a big ocean,

and they're not ready

to give up.

I truly believe flight 19

is going to be found.

It's just a matter of when,

and I think right now we have

the best shot in history

to find them.

Jon's convinced

he'll find flight 19

because the technology today

is better than it's ever been.

But what if the planes

aren't there to be found?

Is it possible

the entire squadron

were transported somewhere else

by a ripple in space-time?

This wild theory has long been

derided many experts,

but one man believes

he has proof,

because he claims

it happened to him.

Experienced pilot Bruce gernon

believes he once had

a brush with death inside

the Bermuda triangle.

Was I lucky that day?

Yeah.

It was fate, really.

The extraordinary events

he experienced

have convinced him

that forces unknown to science

are to blame for disappearances

in the area.

Could he be right?

In December 1970,

23-year-old Bruce

took his father

and his father's

business partner

on a short hop from

andros island to bimini island

in the Bahamas.

It was exactly 3:00 P.M.

when we lifted off.

Ten minutes into the journey,

Bruce encountered

a gathering storm.

You can probably go over that.

Yeah, we can probably

go over it.

He attempted to fly over it,

but the storm clouds

below expanded,

engulfing the tiny plane.

It's just a few clouds,

don't worry about anything.

I kept climbing up

and I got caught in this cloud,

and this went on

for another ten minutes

until I got to 11,500 feet,

and then I finally

broke free of the storm.

Looking back

at the storm clouds,

Bruce was amazed

to see them curling,

forming a horseshoe around them.

- Do you see this?

- Ahead of Bruce,

the two ends of the horseshoe

appeared to be closing shut...

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